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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Top 5 Reasons! … You Must Vote No on the “Not Affordable Housing” Measure JJJ on Nov. 8

Written by Jill Stewart on October 20 2016.

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## [Public Pension Plans: Musical Chairs and Retirement](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11997:public-pension-plans-musical-chairs-and-retirement&catid=312)

PLAYTIME AT CALPERS (Part 2)-- Back in the day, CalPERS had a national reputation as the best run, most socially conscious pension fund in the US. Ho…

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Written by Dick Platkin on October 20 2016.

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Written by Nadia Prupis on October 20 2016.

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Written by Karen Wolfe on October 20 2016.

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Written by Tony Lee on October 20 2016.

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Written by John Schwada on October 20 2016.

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Written by Tim Deegan on October 20 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on October 20 2016.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on October 20 2016.

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Written by Bill Boyarsky on October 17 2016.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on October 17 2016.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on October 17 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on October 17 2016.

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Written by Phil Brown on October 17 2016.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on October 17 2016.

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Written by James Preston Allen on October 17 2016.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on October 17 2016.

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Written by Wendell Cox on October 17 2016.

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Written by Daniel Guss on October 17 2016.

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